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Sharing a microphone in the chorus, sophomores Hattie Kumar and Meghan McKee perform "Can't Stop" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers with their fellow Monday Jam Band members.
LHS students perform in annual Acoustic Variety Show
Anchors Vedha Inampudi and Julia Dean host the pilot of Lancer Feed: Press Play, our new broadcast show talking about homecoming week and sports
Launch of Lancerfeed: Press Play
Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump go head-to-head for this year's presidential election. The 2024 general election will take place Nov. 5.
Lancers’ Election Perception
Wind ensemble, one of the three bands that performed on Oct. 30, plays their final song of the night. Music teacher Brad Balog conducted them.
LHS bands perform in first concert
Phone practices across Rockwood are relatively similar, with an baseline expectation that phones are away during instructional time. While most high schools in the district ask phones be put away completely for the entirety of class, Lafayette is the only school that allows teachers to decide the expectations in their own classroom.
New Phone Practice, Who Dis?
Senior forward Matt Ridgeway races down the ice towards the Eureka goal. Ridgeway scored 2 goals to help the Lancers win 5-3 on Nov. 16.
Ridgeway’s brace wins Lancers Battle of 109
Senior linebacker Nathan Hutchison and senior defensive back Drew Austermann dump water on coach Boyd Manne to celebrate the win. Lafayette became District champions for the first time since 2012.
Offensive breakthrough in third quarter ends 12-year drought
At the Fall College Signing day, 13 student athletes sign letters of intent in the Theater, Nov. 13. Family, teammates and coaches attended the event to support the signees.
Lancer athletes sign college letters of intent
After a blocked punt, senior defensive back Drew Austermann runs the ball toward the Rockwood Summit endzone. The play was one of two defensive touchdowns by Lafayette
Big first half propels Lancers to District final
October Male Athlete of the Month: Ezekiel Hagen
October Male Athlete of the Month: Ezekiel Hagen
Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump go head-to-head for this year's presidential election. The 2024 general election will take place Nov. 5.
Lancers’ Election Perception
Phone practices across Rockwood are relatively similar, with an baseline expectation that phones are away during instructional time. While most high schools in the district ask phones be put away completely for the entirety of class, Lafayette is the only school that allows teachers to decide the expectations in their own classroom.
New Phone Practice, Who Dis?
Senior center-back Braxton Lawhorn clears the ball toward the offense. After missing his junior season, Lawhorn played in a close 0-1 loss against Eureka, Sept 17, 2024.
‘It was hard to see everybody do something I wanted to do so bad’
During the final dress rehearsal Oct. 16, Elwyn Dignam, who plays Wayne Hopkins, brandishes his wand in LTC's production of "Puffs".
LTC to perform twist on Harry Potter story in Fall Play, Puffs
Junior, Luke Hinton, working at his studio, Wildwood Green Arts, located in Glencoe, MO. He has been going there for ceramics for a year.
Lafayette junior explores creative side through ceramics
Fake news online is rampant now that anyone can post anything. It is up to an individual to be proactive and fact check the media they consume.
It’s Time to Face the Facts
CARTOON: The evolution of the first day of school
CARTOON: The evolution of the first day of school
Officially releasing on April 16, Starbucks came out with their new Spicy Lemonade Refreshers: Spicy Dragonfruit (left), Spicy Strawberry (middle) and Spicy Pineapple (right). What makes these drinks unique is the addition of the Starbucks Spicy Chili Powder Blend which gives the drinks that hint of spice combined with the fruity, tropical flavor of the lemonade. (photo illustration by Zosia Paciorek)
Sips of Summer
In front of her TV, junior Maddy Cox stares at the opening screen of the docuseries Quiet on Set. The docuseries featured Nikelodeon cast and crew members talking about abuse they went through while working on and off set.
Child Actors, Adult Problems
In Irish Wish, Maddie Kelly (played by Lindsay Lohan) makes a wish that changes her life. In the end, Kelly is forced to decide between two guys she has feelings for.
Irish Wish offers charming romance, lacks overall plot depth
Digital Media Staff debuts new series, Digital Gone Clubbing. Sam Walowitz introduces the clubs, tune in!
Digital Media Gone Clubbing #1
Anchors Vedha Inampudi and Julia Dean host the pilot of Lancer Feed: Press Play, our new broadcast show talking about homecoming week and sports
Launch of Lancerfeed: Press Play
Grooving to Apple by Charlie XCX, Michael Callahan and CJ Campbell dance. Male Escadrille practiced four times before showcasing their new moves for their classmates at Powderpuff and the Pep Assembly.
HoCo Under the Sea: A week of wacky outfits, gender-swapped sports and a landslide win
Junior, Luke Hinton, working at his studio, Wildwood Green Arts, located in Glencoe, MO. He has been going there for ceramics for a year.
Lafayette junior explores creative side through ceramics
Graduating seniors who previously attended Rockwood Valley Middle School pose for a group picture in front of the school.
Seniors celebrate graduation by walking through previous schools
Decked out in 80's workout gear, the SSD department performs a dance routine that went on to win them the title of 'Best Group Costume'.
Drop Dead Gore-geous
Lancers don their Lafayette gear for black and gold spirit day
Lancers don their Lafayette gear for black and gold spirit day
Lancers blast to the past for Throwback Thursday HoCo Spirit Day
Lancers blast to the past for Throwback Thursday HoCo Spirit Day
Day three of HoCo Spirit Week has Lancer's setting sail
Day three of HoCo Spirit Week has Lancer’s setting sail
Surfers face bikers for second day of HoCo Spirit Week
Surfers face bikers for second day of HoCo Spirit Week
Pi Day celebrates the mathematical symbol of pi. People like math teacher Kevin O'Gorman have celebrated by eating pie and pizza on March 14.
Pi Day offers opportunity to learn more about symbol, eat pie
March 1 is National Compliment Day. A theory taught in AP Psychology mentions the benefits of both giving and receiving compliments.
Listen In: Giving compliments provides benefits for giver, receiver
Throughout her house, junior Jessica Guan has decorations for the Lunar New Year. Her favorite are the fish, which promise auspiciousness.
Listen In: Lunar New Year celebration holds tradition, culture
Class of 2011 graduate Charles Zimmerman (middle) is paired with Bonne Bedingfield (left) and Rabiha Sami (right) to form the Sugar Bandits, a culinary arts team on Holiday Wars. Team Sugar Bandits went into the finale and finished 2nd out of nine teams.
Listen In: Competition show builds friendship, learning opportunities
To introduce kids to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, gifted teacher Shannon Batt put together a display. She is a certified Choctaw artist and was able to teach gifted students at Lafayette the art of beading.
Listen In: Native American Heritage Month offers gifted teacher opportunity to teach culture
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The Image Newsmagazine tied for first place for the National Scholastic Press Association’s (NSPA) 2020 Best of Show award in the newsmagazine category.

Image wins national Best of Show award

Alex Rozar
April 17, 2020
The Class of 2020 will forever be marked as a class born during and after the tragedies of 9/11 and they enter adulthood amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion: Coming of age in isolation

Alex Rozar
April 16, 2020
Empty tables fill the Commons on March 22, the day before St. Louis County leaders issued a stay at home order. On April 9, Superintendent Mark Miles announced that the remainder of the school year would be held online using the ALP.

Missouri Governor closes all schools through end of academic year

Alex Rozar, Kayla Carpenter, Chloe Baker, and Jack Weaver
April 9, 2020
On March 25, the Infinite Campus Messenger was overwhelmed with messages across the Rockwood School District (RSD), causing it to crash right before the start of online learning.

Infinite Campus mail server crashes ahead of first online class day

Alex Rozar
March 30, 2020
Students rush into Cafeteria on the first day of Flex Time.

RSD to serve food through coronavirus closure

Alex Rozar
March 17, 2020
Superintendent Mark Miles attends a Lafayette basketball practice.

Board unanimously extends Miles’s contract

Alex Rozar
February 27, 2020
Andy Klesh stands next to one of the spacecraft used on the Mars Cube One (MarCO) mission at a press briefing at Vandenberg Air Force Base two days ahead of InSight's launch.

LHS alum at NASA given Engineer of the Year award

Alex Rozar
February 18, 2020
Director of Student Services Terry Harris sits during an event at the Rockwood Administrative Annex in Eureka.

‘A very last option’: Harris to revamp Limited Choice program

Alex Rozar
February 13, 2020
RSD Coordinator of Education Equity and Diversity Brittany Hogan embraces her father, who surprised her at Lafayette with a ROSE Award.

Six ROSE Award nominees honored at LHS

Alex Rozar, Opinions Editor
February 11, 2020
From left: James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter embrace before competing in "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time." Photo by Eric McCandless, courtesy of ABC.

Review: ‘Jeopardy!’ champs square off in epic ‘Greatest of All Time’ tourney

Alex Rozar
January 31, 2020
Board vice president Lynne Midyett and Superintendent Mark Miles attend the Aug. 15, 2019 Board of Education meeting.

Board election canceled due to lack of competition

Alex Rozar
January 27, 2020
The Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017 encouraged millions to march in protest of President Trump's inauguration. A photo of the event on display at Washington, D.C.'s National Archives blurred out words like "Trump." Photo by StockSnap, licensed for reuse via Pixabay.

Opinion: National Archives photo alteration points to larger issue

Alex Rozar
January 24, 2020
The Republican Party has thoroughly gerrymandered several states, including Missouri, to gain an advantage in elections.

Opinion: Missouri voters should remember GOP gerrymandering

Alex Rozar
January 16, 2020
A K-9 officer directs a student following the Parkway North preseason football jamboree on Aug. 27, where a gunshot rang out, forcing an evacuation and causing many police officers to be dispatched to the school.

Opinion: Discrimination suit brings much-needed scrutiny into police culture

Alex Rozar
November 22, 2019
Junior Ben MacInnes prepares to kick the ball up the field in a game against Marquette on Sept. 10. The Lancers fell to the Mustangs, 3-1, but play them again in the first game of Districts on Nov. 4 at Lafayette.

Weekly sports update: Oct. 28-Nov. 3

Alex Rozar
November 4, 2019
The last fall production was a play called Noises Off, which was about a group of actors rehearsing and acting in a play called Nothing On. The play was performed in 2019 from Oct. 17 through Oct. 19 and featured a small lead cast.

LTC to perform “Noises Off” Oct. 17-19

Alex Rozar
October 15, 2019
David Freese faces off against the Cincinnati Reds while playing with the St. Louis Cardinals on April 30, 2010. Image by Dave Herholz published under Creative Commons license.

David Freese retires from MLB

Alex Rozar
October 14, 2019
Boy band Brockhampton released its fifth album "Ginger" on Aug. 23, 2019. Opinions Editor Alex Rozar gives his take.

Review: Brockhampton returns for “Ginger”

Alex Rozar
September 26, 2019
In a game against Ritenour, senior Jonah Robinson reaches down to grab a ball for the fumble recovery. The Lancers won that game 50-14.

Weekly sports update: Sept. 9- Sept. 15

Alex Rozar
September 18, 2019
Missouri senator Josh Hawley's new SMART Act would get rid of Snapchat's Snapstreaks, which places a fire emoji next to a friend's name.

Opinion: Josh Hawley is waging a pointless war on your phone

Alex Rozar
August 27, 2019
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Listen in: James G, rising musician

Listen in: James G, rising musician

Alex Rozar, Grace Kirtley, and Chloe Baker
May 15, 2019
The days leading up to April 15 can cost time and money. Photo by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay.

OPINION: Congress should end Tax Day stress

Alex Rozar
April 16, 2019
OPINION: What do you want from incoming Superintendent Mark Miles?

OPINION: What do you want from incoming Superintendent Mark Miles?

Hayden Cottrell and Alex Rozar
April 8, 2019
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[Photo] OPINION: Why I stand for the Pledge of Allegiance

David Blessing
April 9, 2019
Opinions Editor Alex Rozar listens to "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?", the newest album by pop singer Billie Eilish.

ALBUM REVIEW: “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” by Billie Eilish

Alex Rozar
April 4, 2019
Tom Dunn and Loralee Mondl speak at the community reception held March 25 to welcome incoming superintendent Dr. Mark Miles.

Mondl, Dunn win seats on Rockwood Board in April 2 election

Alex Rozar
April 3, 2019
What to know about the Board of Education candidates

What to know about the Board of Education candidates

Alex Rozar and Amisha Paul
March 27, 2019
The Lafayette Winter Guard improved dramatically since last year.

Color Guard advances across Midwest

Alex Rozar
March 5, 2019
Andy Klesh (center) traveled to Alaska's Matanuska Glacier in 2017 to test out mapping technology in underwater tunnels called moulins. Klesh said that same technology may one day be used on Jupiter's moon Europa. Also pictured: Keeton Kroon and John Leighty.

As Seen In The Image: Out of this World

Alex Rozar
February 11, 2019
Juniors play on a Nintendo switch in the cafeteria during lunch.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament to be held Feb. 1

Alex Rozar
January 30, 2019
Remind to cancel text service for Verizon customers

Remind to cancel text service for Verizon customers

Alex Rozar
January 16, 2019
Arjun and Rishi Ray receive the “Blue Planet Green Challenge” award from the Chesterfield Citizen Environmental Advisory Committee [CCE] on Oct. 15, 2018.

Brothers utilize science to help local environment

Alex Rozar
December 13, 2018
Wagner holds on to House seat following election

Wagner holds on to House seat following election

Alex Rozar
November 6, 2018
Hawley wins 2018 Missouri Senate race

Hawley wins 2018 Missouri Senate race

Alex Rozar
November 6, 2018
McCaskill, Hawley to participate in televised debate Thursday, Oct. 18

McCaskill, Hawley to participate in televised debate Thursday, Oct. 18

Alex Rozar
October 18, 2018
Knost announces plans to retire at end of school year

Knost announces plans to retire at end of school year

Alex Rozar
October 11, 2018
Dressed in his Jazz Band concert attire, senior Noah Korenfeld performs the trombone during lunch on the Friday of Homecoming.

Five Questions with Noah Korenfeld, senior class president

Alex Rozar
October 3, 2018
Lancer Regiment hosts 2018 Contest of Champions

Lancer Regiment hosts 2018 Contest of Champions

Alex Rozar
September 27, 2018
Five Questions: Alex Norvell

Five Questions: Alex Norvell

Alex Rozar, Reporter
May 18, 2018
Five Questions: Alice Yerby

Five Questions: Alice Yerby

Alex Rozar, Reporter
April 5, 2018
Five Questions: Jayda Griffin

Five Questions: Jayda Griffin

Alex Rozar, Reporter
March 7, 2018
Undefined returns from workshop in Chicago

Undefined returns from workshop in Chicago

Alex Rozar, Reporter
January 30, 2018
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